At 05:09 AM 5/12/2005, you wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Sevart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 3:37 AM Subject: Re: [H] You need a stinkin POWER SUPPLY?
Yeah, saw it...not only is the price outrageous, but the +12V is split into 4 separate rails. Bleh. No thanks.
you are comparing apples to oranges. The PCP&C power supply mentioned is, according to their description, designed for high end, dual, and quad processor servers and workstations, with up to 12 hard drives, and multi high end video cards.
That is a whole different ball game from the average desktop user you mention. Multi processor systems, and new high end video cards, pull lots of juice. I myself use a 200 dollar PCP&C 510 XE for my dual Xeon workstation, and when something glitches, I never wonder if it is the PS. That level of reliability is worth a lot in a high end multi processor system.
The problem with super expensive items is they become obsolete long before they wear out. I could give numerous examples. One example is new technology that comes with power supply units. What if you had bought the latest and greatest and most powerful power supply before SATA became standard technology. True, you can use a power adapter to hook a SATA hard drive to a power supply. Some SATA hard drives have the molar connector. If I am going to use SATA I strongly prefer the perfect match of a power supply designed for SATA.
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